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All 36 weeks of 10th grade science, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.
Open the free Week 1 lesson See plans
Every lesson has an on-page lab or model, diagrams, and a quiz. Grades 6–8 add a full lab notebook: hypothesis, variables, three trials, averages, a chart, and a claim-evidence-reasoning write-up.
Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemistry lab safety; atomic theory timeline | |
| 2 | Subatomic particles; isotopes; average atomic mass | |
| 3 | Electron configuration conceptual; periodic table tour | |
| 4 | Periodic trends: radius, electronegativity conceptual | |
| 5 | Ionic bonding; naming ionic compounds | |
| 6 | Covalent bonding; Lewis structures intro | |
| 7 | Polar vs nonpolar; intermolecular forces lite | |
| 8 | Chemical reactions types; balancing equations | |
| 9 | Mole concept; Avogadro; molar mass |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Stoichiometry lite: mole ratios | |
| 11 | Limiting reactants conceptual; percent yield intro | |
| 12 | Reactions unit mastery + lab CER | |
| 13 | Acids/bases intro; pH scale; indicators home lab | |
| 14 | Neutralization; titration concept demo | |
| 15 | Gas laws conceptual (Boyle/Charles) + demo | |
| 16 | Acids/bases CER + safety audit | |
| 17 | Thermochemistry lite: endo/exo; calorimetry concept | |
| 18 | Rates of reaction; collision theory conceptual |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Equilibrium conceptual; Le Chatelier qualitative | |
| 20 | Chemistry midyear lab practical / written | |
| 21 | Organic chem lite: hydrocarbons; polymers in life | |
| 22 | Environmental chemistry: acid rain, ozone, climate basics | |
| 23 | Green chemistry / remediation case study | |
| 24 | Chemistry project proposal (inquiry) | |
| 25 | Execute chemistry inquiry lab | |
| 26 | Lab CER + error analysis | |
| 27 | Chemistry review spiral |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Lab notebook audit | |
| 29 | Chemistry concept maps | |
| 30 | Chemistry practical review | |
| 31 | Chemistry systems review | |
| 32 | Chemistry defense rehearsal | |
| 33 | Chemistry defense | |
| 34 | Chemistry viva | |
| 35 | Chem notebook polish | |
| 36 | Chemistry credit summary |
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Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 science lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).
Plan on about 50–60 minutes a day for science. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.
No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.
Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.
Each full-year course is worth 1.0 credit on the parent-issued transcript. Colleges set their own admission rules, so check with the schools your teen is considering.
Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.